Annual Fund Toolkit

Become a Volunteer

 

In order to meet these ambitious goals, the Dean relies on a collaboration of its primary stakeholders—student and alumni leaders and volunteers on the one hand, and faculty and administration on the other.

The Development Council consists of alumni volunteers dedicated to providing support to the Haas School of Business—by their own gifts to the Haas Annual Fund, the solicitation of gifts from their classmates and other Haas alumni, and by providing assistance in the development and implementation of strategies that will have a significant effect upon raising higher levels of financial support. Membership in the Development Council may be primarily on the basis of participation in a Class Gift Committee (CGC), Reunion Committee or as a regional fundraiser primarily focused on Haas Leadership Society prospects ($1,000+ level donors).

If you are interested in serving as a Development Council volunteer, please contact us at HAF@haas.berkeley.edu or 510-642-1224.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Development Council members are asked to:

• Assist development officers with strategies and efforts for increasing alumni participation in the Annual Fund Campaign.
• Help enlist new Development Council and Class Giving and Reunion volunteers.
• Appeal to classmates and other alumni to inspire and encourage gifts to the annual fund by phone and other personal outreach.
• Encourage leadership giving and promote membership in the Haas Leadership Society.

BENEFITS

• IMPACT. Development Council members play a key role in facilitating peer-to-peer contact among classmates. They strengthen the ties between alumni and our School, raise awareness about the importance of alumni support to our School, and secure gifts that enable Haas to deliver the maximum possible values to Haas stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• LEADERSHIP. Development Council volunteers are important ambassadors for the School. Fellow graduates will see you as a visible and committed representative for your class, degree program, and/or the region of the world where you live and work.
• NETWORKING. School service on the Development Council provides fundraising volunteers many opportunities to stay in active contact with classmates, building professional contacts, forging new friendships, and strengthening existing relationships.
• STAYING CONNECTED. Alumni fundraising volunteers are invited to special events with the Dean, faculty, and other top volunteers and regularly receive “insider updates” on the latest news and developments of the School.

Reunion Committees

Reunions are occasions for reminiscence and opportunities for classmates to reconnect with each other and the School. Reunions are also a time to celebrate by giving back in a significant way to your alma mater. Committee members will play a significant role in encouraging classmates to participate in reunion activities and to make special gifts in honor of this milestone. Currently, the Haas School coordinates reunion celebrations for the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th reunion years.

Reunion weekend will take place April 24-26, 2009 in honor of the MBA classes of 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 & 2008. The Office of Alumni Relations will host a reunion conference at Haas and separate dinners for celebrating classes, tentatively to be held at the Claremont Resort Hotel. Classes traditionally organize their own individual gatherings on Friday evening and Alumni Relations organizes a fun-filled, family-oriented picnic in beautiful Tilden Park on Sunday.

We are actively recruiting Reunion Committee volunteers and urge anyone interested in joining their class reunion committee as either Spirit (social), Legacy (class gifts), or International (promote attendance of far-flung classmates) volunteers to contact us at HAF@haas.berkeley.edu or call Aaron George at 510-643-1369 or your class liaison.